With inspiration from a Dr. Seuss classic, this Oh the Places You’ll Go birthday party was a fantastic display of imagination. Cindy Lee, mother and party planner felt that the book had such a meaningful message, this theme would relay their importance for years to come. Using the vibrant colors that the book displays, purple, yellow, turquoise and some hot pink, the venue for this party was sure to impress. Balloons and stripes were also used to emphasize the fun that this theme portrays.

The venue chosen for this birthday adventure was at the Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine, CA, which is actually a wonderful non-profit educational institution, making it the perfect location for a book themed gathering.

The main table had a yarn focus, used as a symbol for prosperity and long life, giving a special meaning to the fun decor. White manzanita trees with gorgeous yellow buds were made out of mini styrofoam balls and yarn. For a unique touch, styrofoam balls decorated with yarn were used in vases for a fun, colorful display.  Fantastic stands were made out of candlesticks and wooden plaques, which were painted with white acrylic for an adorable DIY addition.

The cake was sweetly put together in two layers of simple white frosting, topped with a custom paperweight doll from that make the perfect topper. The bottom of each layer was wrapped in a blue color, adding a touch of brightness.

With all kinds of other personal additions to this event, it was chock-full of fun for everyone to enjoy!

Credits –

Styling, Decor, Details and Planning: Cindy Lee #sweetleemade

Event Photography: Kathryn Vail Riley

Guest’s Photography: Jonathan Kim

Day of Coordination: Esther Chang

Catering: LA Catering

Stationery/Paperie: Lani Choi

Custom dolls: lilsprinkles

Striped Straws: Shop Sweet Lulu

Mini Suitcases: Land of Nod

Jennifer, a mom of adorable little twins came up with an inspirational theme to celebrate their very first birthday. Being Spring babies, a Pinwheel Party offered a sweet way to enjoy the bright colors and fun that this time of year showcases. Along with a team of fantastic experts, this party was a smashing success.

Both indoor and outdoor space was utilized, ensuring win whether the weather cooperated or not! Inside a gorgeous table was set up right in front of a window, allowing the natural light to illuminate the treats beautifully. Set underneath a modern light, the table was able to be decorated from top to bottom. Fantastic tissue poms added depth to the look with their adorable pink and blue colors. The table was covered in a white cloth, adding to the lighthearted environment and each of the treats had fun bright colors to let them attract attention easily.

The snacks were wonderfully created, each going with the theme in color, pattern or shape. Cupcakes were frosted adorably in white and put into a variety of patterned cups to give a neat look. They also had mini-pinwheels attached, ensuring that they blended nicely with the theme. Sugar cookies shaped as pinwheels were frosted in vibrant tones with polka-dots and each was individually wrapped and tied with a sweet, white ribbon.

Because the party was for two special little ones, each had their own marvelous mini-cake to enjoy eating, or smashing! Both were frosted beautifully in white, and were set on a matching trays. To personalize them, one had a cute pink pinwheel and the other a sweet blue one.

With an outdoor space set up with beverages for everyone, this venue area left enough room to entertain a whole group with ease. The outside table was even decorated to match the theme with adorable large poms set out as decor along with bubbles for a cute activity.

 Credits

Photography:  Amanda Green Photography

Invitations, Straw Flags, Thank You Tags and Candy Bag Labels: Modern Moments Designs

Pinwheels, Pinwheel Cupcake Toppers, Cupcake Liners: Shana at Pinwhirls

Pinwheel Cookies: Renee at Bee Knees Creative

Fondant Pinwheels: Charynn from Two Sugar Babies

Stripey Straws and Favor Bags:  Shop Sweet Lulu

Tissue Poms: Sweet and Savvy Designs

Bubbles: DIY Tutorial from HWTM

What a bundle of fun this Pink Crabby Preppy Birthday Party turned out to be with its adorable twist on a small favorite sea creature! Jess from Party Box Design went all out, using blue and pink to create an inviting and playful theme for the birthday girl.

The invitations created for this event were full of wonderful details from the elaborate arrangement of various patterns to the sand that was sprinkled on top for a beachy look.

Taking advantage of a lovely day, this party was thrown outdoors, letting the natural light emphasize the sweet color choices. One favorite feature was a fantastic refurbished hutch used to hold some goodies. Painted in white it was adorned with an adorable pink fishing net full of sparkly pink crabs that was perfect for this theme.

A DIY sign was made to add to the decor and it was brilliantly done. Painted white with pink lettering, it stood out gorgeously.

Using the back patio effectively, a sweet pink, polka-dot chair was set out for the birthday girl that even had a matching umbrella and a hat and flipflops set out waiting for little toes!

Wonderfully large tissue poms were perfectly placed to fill the area nicely, ensuring that it was decorated from top to bottom. There was even a sweet bouquet of polka-dot balloons set out to complement the theme wonderfully.

For food, of course steamed crabs were a yummy option for everyone to enjoy, as well as Crabby Ale for a fun addition. Each ale bottle even had a cute personalized label for the guests to enjoy that matched the theme perfectly. The kids got to take home neat little crabby cupcake push pops and crabby cookies and the adults all got some crabby spice, leaving no one left out.

Credits –

-Party Styling, Paper Products: Party Box Design

-Photographer: Cellar Door Photography

-Paper Pops: Pom Flair

-Custom Bottle Labels: Bottle Your Brand

-Fondant Cupcake Toppers: Lynlee’s Petite Cakes

-Pushpop Cupcake Favors: CupKate’s Event Design

Cookies: Cookies are my Canvas

-Balloons: Polka Dot Market

– Tutu: Coffee, Crafts & Cupcakes

-Party Hat: Lulu & Co.